Leslie Collection (page 6)

Cricket, 1877. Artist: Spy
Cricket, 1877. WG Grace, Gloucestershire and England cricketer. William Gibert Grace (1848-1915) was one of the most iconic figures in the history of English cricket

A Great Officer of State, 1881. Artist: Spy
A Great Officer of State, 1881. Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, (1830-1910), British Liberal politician and court official

The Lobster, 1902. Artist: Spy
The Lobster, 1902. Digby Jephson, Cambridge University and Surrey cricketer. Jephson (1871-1926) is best known for being one of the last to practice the style of bowling known as lob bowling

Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), English author, critic and mountaineer, early 20th century. Stephen was the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell

The Defence of Lathom House, 1644. Artist: J Godfrey
The Defence of Lathom House, 1644. Lathom House in Lancashire was the home of the Earls of Derby. In 1644, during the Civil War

Lady Jane Greys Reluctance to Accept the Crown, (19th century). Artist: Herbert Bourne
Lady Jane Greys Reluctance to Accept the Crown, (19th century). Lady Jane Grey, (1537-1554), was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of England for nine days in 1553

The christening of the Princess Royal, 1841, (1900). Queen Victorias daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), is baptised in a Christian ceremony in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace

Fred Rickaby, English jockey 1901. Artist: Spy
Fred Rickaby, English jockey 1901. Rickaby (1869-1941) won the 1000 Guineas on Mimi in 1891 and the Oaks on two occasions, again aboard Mimi in 1891 and on Canterbury Pilgrim in 1896

George Dunlop Leslie, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
George Dunlop Leslie, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. The son of the painter Charles Robert Leslie, George Dunlop Leslie (1836-1921) became a Royal Academician in 1876

Petruchio, 1891. A character from The Taming of the Shrew. A colour lithograph from Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines after Sir A Callcott, C R Leslie, D Maclise, A Redgrave, s Hart & C

Katharine, 1891. A character from The Taming of the Shrew. A colour lithograph from Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines after Sir A Callcott, C R Leslie, D Maclise, A Redgrave, s Hart & C

Florizel and Perdita, 1891. The lovers from The Winters Tale. A colour lithograph from Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines after Sir A Callcott, C R Leslie, D Maclise, A Redgrave, s Hart & C

Falstaff, 1891. Sir John Falstaff, a character from Henry IV Parts I and II, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. A colour lithograph from Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines after Sir A Callcott

Leslie Howard, English actor, 1933. Howard (1893-1943) made his name playing stiff upper lipped English characters before landing the role of Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Sun and Moon Flowers, 1890, (1912). Artist: George Dunlop Leslie
Sun and Moon Flowers, 1890, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

At a filling station, c1930. Artist: Leslie Carr
At a filling station, c1930. From a private collection

Queen Victoria receiving the Sacrament at her Coronation, 28 June 1838, (1900). In 1837 Queen Victoria took the throne after the death of her uncle William IV

Leslie Howard, Englsh actor, 1934-1935. Born Leslie Howard Stainer, he is best remembered for his portrayal of Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind (1939)

John Hall Gladstone, English chemist, 1891. Artist: Spy
John Hall Gladstone, English chemist, 1891. Gladstone (1827-1902) became the first President of the Physical Society in 1874, and served as President of the Chemical Society from 1877-1879

John Lawson Johnston, Scottish-born businessman, 1897. Artist: Spy
John Lawson Johnston, Scottish-born businessman, 1897. In about 1863 Johnston (d1900) developed a beef extract, at first known as liquid beef but later named Bovril, a named derived of Bos

James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl Crawford and Balcarres, 1878. Artist: Spy
James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl Crawford and Balcarres, 1878. Lindsay (1847-1913), a Scottish nobleman who succeeded to his titles in 1880, was an astronomer, collector and bibliophile

Mr Frank Crisp, 1890. Artist: Spy
Mr Frank Crisp, 1890. Crisp (c1853-1919), an English Limited Liability Lawyer one of whose personal interests was microscopy, acted as Secretary of the Royal Microscopical Society

Colonel Vivian Dering Majendie, Chief Inspector of Explosives, 1892. Artist: Spy
Colonel Vivian Dering Majendie, Chief Inspector of Explosives, 1892. Majendie (1836-1898), British soldier, served with the Royal Artillery at Sebastopol during the Crimean War and at Lucknow

Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. Artist: Spy
Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. In medicine Wilson (1809-1884) specialised in skin diseases. His other interest was Egyptology, of which he was a generous patron

Richard Anthony Proctor, English astronomer, mathematician and popular science writer, 1883. Artist: Spy
Richard Anthony Proctor, English astronomer, mathematician and popular science writer, 1883. Proctor (1837-1888) founded Knowledge, a science periodical, in 1881

John Leslie, Scottish natural philosopher and physicist, 19th century. Leslie (1766-1832) invented a number of scientific instruments and in 1810 created artificial ice

Edwin Ray Lankester, British zoologist, 1905. Artist: Spy
Edwin Ray Lankester, British zoologist, 1905. Lankester (1847-1929) established clear morphological distinctions in different orders of invertebrates, demonstrating that they had different origins

John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, British physiologist, 1894. Artist: Spy
John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, British physiologist, 1894. Burdon-Sanderson (1828-1905) was Regius professor of medicine at Oxford

John Leslie (1766-1832), Scottish natural philosopher and physicist, lecturing, 19th century
John Leslie, Scottish natural philosopher and physicist, lecturing, 19th century. Leslie (1766-1832) was appointed Professor of Mathematics at Edinburgh in 1805 and of Natural Philosophy in 1819

Robert Stawell Ball, British astronomer, mathematician, lecturer and populariser of science, 1905. Artist: Spy
Robert Stawell Ball, Irish-born British astronomer, mathematician, lecturer and populariser of science, 1905. Ball (1840-1913), Lord Rosses astronomer at Parsonstown, Ireland

Elizabeth Fry, 1844. Artist: J Cochran
Elizabeth Fry, 1844. Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker minister and prison reformer, who was also famous for introducing more humane conditions for the voyage of convicts to New South Wales

Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist, c1900s. Artist: Spy
Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist, c1900s. After studying at the Royal College of Chemistry, London, Crookes went on to make significant contributions in several fields of science

Professor Sir Richard Owen, FRS, KCB, naturalist, 1873. Artist: Spy
Professor Sir Richard Owen, FRS, KCB, naturalist, 1873. Entitled Men of the Day, No 57: Old Bones, showing the naturalist and author Richard Owen, who attacked Darwins Origin of Species

Cecil Rhodes, British-born South African, financier, statesman and empire builder, 1891. Artist: Spy
Cecil Rhodes, British-born South African, financier, statesman and empire builder, 1891. Rhodes (1853-1902) made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines

Samuel Smiles, Scottish writer, physician, surgeon and social reformer, 1882. Artist: Spy
Samuel Smiles, Scottish writer, physician, surgeon and social reformer, 1882. Smiles (1812-1904) was the author of Self Help. Cartoon from Vanity Fair. (London, 14 January 1882)

Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born American philanthropist and industrialist, 1903. Artist: Spy
Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born American philanthropist and industrialist, 1903. Carnegie (1835-1918) amassed a vast fortune in the steel industry

Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), British Liberal statesman, 1904. Artist: Spy
Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), British Liberal statesman, 1904. Asquith was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1905 to 1908 and Prime Minister between 1908 and 1916

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the USA, 1901-1909. Artist: Spy
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the USA, 1901-1909. Spy cartoon from The World showing him in academic robes after being presented with an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law (DCL)

Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891) British free-thinker and social reformer. Artist: Spy
Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891) British free-thinker and social reformer. Bradlaugh lectured under the name Iconoclast. He was elected MP for Northampton in 1880

Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848-1922), amateur oceanographer, 1900. Artist: Spy
Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848-1922), amateur oceanographer, 1900. Albert established the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and the Oceanographic Institute in Paris

Edward Richard Henry, British inventor of finger printing, 1905. Artist: Spy
Edward Richard Henry, British inventor of finger printing, 1905. Henrys system was adopted by the Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard) in 1901

William Ramsay, Scottish chemist, 1908. Artist: Spy
William Ramsay, Scottish chemist, 1908. Ramsay (1852-1916) discovered four of the inert gases, Neon, Argon, Krypton and Xenon, for which he won the the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1904

William Archibald Spooner, British clergyman and educationalist, 1898. Artist: Spy
William Archibald Spooner, British clergyman and academic, 1898. Spooner (1844-1930) had a 60 year association with Oxford University lecturing on ancient history and philosophy

Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Artist: Spy
Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Whilst resident in America, Maxim (1840-1916) took out patents for, among other things, gas apparatus and electric lamps

Oliver Lodge, British physicist, 1904. Artist: Spy
Oliver Lodge, British physicist, 1904. Lodge (1851-1940) is best remembered for his investigations into the propagation of electromagnetic waves

William Huggins, British astronomer and spectroscopist, 1903. Artist: Spy
William Huggins, British astronomer and spectroscopist, 1903. Huggins (1824-1910) was the inventor of the solar spectroscope

Lord Kelvin, Scottish physicist and mathematician, 1897. Artist: Spy
Lord Kelvin, Scottish physicist and mathematician, 1897. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge

Henry Bessemer, British engineer, inventor and industrialist, 1880. Artist: Spy
Henry Bessemer, British engineer, inventor and industrialist, 1880. Bessemer (1813-1898) was a prolific inventor, but is best known for discovering the Bessemer Process for manufacturing steel

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Leslie, a name that echoes through time and leaves its mark on various realms of art, sports, and history. From the whimsical illustrations of "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Leslie Brook to the thrilling adventures of "The Scarlet Pimpernel, " this name holds a sense of creativity and intrigue. In the world of sports, Leslie's presence can be felt in Yorkshire Cricket as captured by Spy's artistic prowess. The Calthorpe Racing Car zooms past with Leslie at its helm, showcasing a passion for speed and adrenaline. But it's not all about excitement; relaxation is also key. Bank holidays at Goodwood bring joy to many, including our dear Leslie who revels in the festivities. And when it comes to capturing moments frozen in time, portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians, and entertainers bear witness to Leslie's talent behind the lens or brush. Curiosity takes flight with Flying Saucers Have Landed book cover where Leslie explores extraterrestrial mysteries beyond our imagination. Meanwhile, The Leslie Girls dance troupe mesmerizes audiences with their graceful moves that transcend boundaries. Traveling afar brings us to Sri Lanka - Ceylon where tea plantations thrive under Leslie's watchful eye while other industries flourish alongside them. Even British financier Horace Lord Farquhar finds himself immortalized through an artist named Spy. Hollywood glamour intertwines with our story as Norma Shearer graces screens alongside dashing leading man Leslie Howard. And let us not forget Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot portrayed by Sir Leslie Matthew Ward in 1894 – an embodiment of elegance captured forever on canvas. With each hint revealing a different facet of this enigmatic figure named Leslie, we are left captivated by their diverse interests and talents spanning across centuries. A name that has left an indelible mark on literature, artistry, photography, sportsmanship – truly embodying the essence of a Renaissance soul.